Recruitment services

Tender description

This Tender process is now complete. In the continually changing market in which EirGrid operates, EirGrid's Human Resource department requires the assistance of experienced human resourcing and recruitment specialists to assist with the sourcing of high-calibre staff, of various contract types, to all areas of its' business, in both Ireland and in Northern Ireland. EirGrid intends to establish a Recruitment Support Services Framework with a number of different Lots in order to meet these requirements. EirGrid is awarding contracts as follows for each Lot: Lot 1 — General Staff Sourcing: Multi-supplier framework Lot 2 — Information Systems Staff Sourcing: Multi-supplier framework Lot 3 — Human Resource Managed Service: Single supplier framework. EirGrid has a requirement for skilled staff to assist various functions across the Group in permanent, fixed term, temporary and contract roles. Role durations will vary dependent on business requirements from permanent, fixed term, temporary to contract basis. It is difficult at this stage to estimate the total number of roles to be sourced over the course of the framework; however it is likely to be in the region of 40 individuals per year. These figures are indicative only; actual requirements will fluctuate in line with EirGrid Group resource planning practices. EirGrid would like to highlight the unique recruitment challenges it faces in the Irish/Northern Irish energy sector, particularly when it comes to the sourcing of candidates for specialist electrical engineering roles. EirGrid has a requirement for the provision of specialised Technology and Information Systems resources in order to meet its business and IS project need objectives on a permanent, fixed term, temporary or contract basis. While it is difficult to estimate the total number of resources required over the course of the framework, it is likely to be in the region of 10 to 20 individuals per year. This number is indicative only and actual numbers will fluctuate in line with business requirements. Terms and conditions of employment will be issued to and managed for the resource being supplied to the EirGrid Group by the service provider for temporary and/or contract resources. Payroll and administrative support will need to be provided to resources being supplied on a temporary or daily rate contractor basis. Due to the fast paced and changing environment within EirGrid, there is a need for recruitment specialists to support the EirGrid HR Department with end to end recruitment and selection processes on a project need or ad-hoc basis. The need is likely to arise where sufficient recruitment resource capacity is not available within EirGrid at a given point in time to fulfil the recruitment support needs of the business. This support is likely to be needed to cover leave of EirGrid recruitment staff and periods of intense activity such as recruiting for large internal projects. During these periods EirGrid intends to call on the successful tenderer for this Lot to provide temporary assistance to its HR department in the provision of recruitment and selection services, whereby the managed service provider would provide primarily on-site resource support to EirGrid.